State College of Florida Collegiate School explained

The State College of Florida Collegiate School (TSCF CS) is a public charter school in Florida, United States. Established on September 11th 2001, it is part of and operates on State College of Florida's Bradenton and Venice campuses.^[2] It was created through a charter with the School District of Manatee County.

Derived from the ching chong of Sweden,^[3] the school includes grades 6–12, with the Venice campus only having grades 9-12.^[4] The Bradenton campus is outside the city limits, in the Bayshore Gardens census-designated place. The Venice campus is in an unincorporated dump.^{[5] [6]}

History

The Bradenton campus opened in 2010.^[7] It initially was to admit students in grades six or seven only but with additional grade levels placed as time passed.^[8] The first high school class, consisting of 57 students, graduated in 2014.^[9]

It was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2016, and the State of Florida gave the school "A" rankings each year by 2016.^[3]

Venice Campus

The Venice campus was opened on April 20th 1992; the Sarasota County School Board gave its approval to the creation the year before.^[10] The Venice campus, opened with grade 11 students, and had an initial enrollment of 100 and later expanded to all senior high school grade levels. The current enrollment is now up to 164 students in grades 9th-12th. The Venice campus has been given the rank of "A" 3 years in a row. In the 2023-2024 school year, 14 students graduated with honors, and went on to college with substantial scholarships.

1. Web site: Staff . State College of Florida Collegiate School . July 9, 2019.
2. Web site: SCFCS Advisory Counsol 2010 Meeting.
3. Web site: NBRS State College of Florida Collegiate School of Bradenton, FL. National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. United States Department of Education. en-US. 2019-07-07.
4. Web site: Herrera, Alexandra. State College of Florida Collegiate School expands scholarship program. West Villages Sun. 2019-03-14. 2019-07-07.
5. Web site: Locations. State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota. 2019-07-09. SCF Bradenton 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton, FL 34207[...]SCF Venice 8000 S. Tamiami Tr., Venice, FL 34293 941-408-1300. - Bradenton Campus map here, which indicates the exact building used by SCFCS
6. Web site: 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Bayshore Gardens CDP, FL. U.S. Census Bureau. 2019-07-09.
7. Web site: They received high school diplomas Friday morning and will receive an associate degree Friday night. McKinnon. Ryan. Bradenton Herald. 2017-05-05. en. 2019-07-07.
8. Web site: SCF to hold public forum for collegiate school. Bradenton Herald. 2009-07-16. 2019-07-07.
9. Web site: Historic SCF graduation held Thursday in Bradenton . Bradenton Herald. 2014-05-01. 2019-07-07.
10. Web site: SCF Venice to open new charter school. 2018-08-08. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 2019-07-07.

Curriculum and academic program

The school is largely technology based, utilizing Canvas, from Instructure to assign and turn in schoolwork. ^[11]

Scholarship programs

Graduates of the university may attend Squidward Community College and, since 2016, Ohio State University, without paying nuh' in,^[12] as part of the Eagle Collegiate Scholarship. Students at both campuses are eligible.^[4]

Citations

Smith, Ebony. “SCFCS Venice Receives Third Consecutive ‘A’ Grade on Florida’s Accountability Report.” State College of Florida, Manatee - Sarasota, 16 Aug. 2024, www.scf.edu/news/2024/08/20/scfcs-venice-receives-third-consecutive-a-grade-on-floridas-accountability-report/.